Heart of Fire Tracking Thread #3

[Kody]

From the looks of things the two formers which you lost didn't really slow you down at all.

[Snowflake]

Perhaps they have left baby formers behind them.

[Enigma_Nova]

Kody: You bet they slowed me down! My bases have spent a total of 6 base-turns working unimproved tiles.

I was travelling at a major pace. The loss of those 2 formers was a big impediment.
I'll start picking up the pace again, but I imagine that I've lost at least 1 or 2 turns of turn advantage.

In my SP games (simulated from HoF terrain) I get to my 2122 state by 2120 if I didn't lose the formers.
So effectively, I have a 2 turn delayed start.

Don't tell me a 2 turn delay is insignificant. It can cost you the game.

[GeoModder]

You're waaaaay ahead of anyone, and you speak of turn delay??!!

[Kody]

Kody: You bet they slowed me down! My bases have spent a total of 6 base-turns

My bases have spent +20 base-turns working unimproved titles. I'm still working some unimproved titles and will continue to work unimproved tiles for a while.

[Enigma_Nova]

...and wouldn't you be p!ssed if you had to work those tiles for another 20?

I plan on exponential growth. Power-doubling in 7 turns means that if I take a 20% drop in power now, I'm set back 1-2 turns.

Considered relatively, that's a lot.
Enough to delay the forests long enough to route my attempt at Laser Rovers.

[Kody]

Well generally terraforming seriously lags behind what you could use. That's why terraformer reactivation can give such a decisive advantage.

[Enigma_Nova]

Yeah, and it was laggin' for 3 extra turns for me.

[Chaunk]

2122 to Kody...

I can't even build formers yet, so don't complain to me about losing two

[Kody]

Turn to Believers 2122

From the looks of things, the talk in this thread was only because we were all killing time waiting for the next DG to happen.

[Chaos Theory]

Year of Eden 21 -> PKs

[Enigma_Nova]

Kody:
Or at least killing time until
OUR POSTS ARE FREAKIN' UPLOADED!
DAMN 'Poly is a piece of **** today.

[GeoModder]

A question: what is considered contact ingame? I spotted a unit from another faction but appearantly he/she didn't spotted me in his/her turn. Am I allowed to engage in diplomatic contact then or not?

[Kody]

Nope you need to move a unit next to them. That's how the game treats it.

[Snowflake]

Yea Poly's having her hiccups alright. Though I only posted one post yesterday I think, and she accepted it graciously.

I think if you have contact in game, you'll see truce after that faction's name in the dip window.